Fire is a major hazard for technical systems. The increasing use of electric drives is a particularly explosive issue. The company 4GENE, which specializes in glycosylated materials, has developed a biotechnological solution for such risks.
In this process, artificial, intense smoke odor is bound glucosidically in a special process. The odorant is released at a fixed point in time when a critical temperature is exceeded. This warning odor signals an impending fire long before the flames emerge from the system. The technology company calls the mechanism "Sniff & Save", which is based on a granted patent and three patent applications based on it.
